Black students are increasingly choosing trade schools over traditional four-year colleges due to rising college costs and stagnant wages for degree-holders, but educators recommend that students should be exposed to both options and not feel forced into one pathway.
Tag: Education
Posted inFinance
A Father’s Most Important Financial Legacy: Inner Alignment
Inner alignment is the key to true wealth, as it leads to better choices, more wealth, and a spirit of wealth building that will attract wealth back, even if it is taken.
Posted inHomepage
Stay Woke! Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Monday, June 9, 2025
Happy Monday DW fam! Time to look forward and keep the faith. Coco won, Lil Wayne’s album is done, Sinners is streaming, folks all over are screaming, and this newsletter […]
Posted inEducation
Celebrating Achievement, Honoring Presence at Rutgers U.
The Rutgers Rites of Passage ceremony, organized by Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance and other student-run committees, has been a source of pride and celebration for Black and brown students at Rutgers University’s campuses since 1992, providing a space to acknowledge and honor their achievements and cultural heritage.
Posted inPolitics
Black Lives Matter Plaza 5 Years Later
Black Lives Matter Plaza, a symbol of hope and justice, was created in June 2020 by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and local artists, but was demolished in March 2025 due to conservative federal complaints.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Stay Woke! Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Friday, June 6, 2025
Happy Friday DW fam! Yes, it’s Friday in Big D, which means Happy Hour, hot stone massages (if you know, you know) and heading out to enjoy the first weekend […]
Posted inEducation
Can Black Teacher Pipelines Survive Trump’s Attacks?
Nonprofits like the Center for Black Educator Development are facing challenges in their mission to recruit, train and support Black educators due to the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Posted inHealth
School May Be the Only Doctor Some Black Kids Ever See
The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would slash Medicaid by at least $715 billion, could lead to cuts in school-based health services that are crucial for Black students, who are already at a disadvantage in the education system.
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Stay Woke! Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Happy Wednesday DW fam! It’s Black Music Month! And Carribean-American Heritage Month! Also Pride Month! And Men’s Mental Health Month! Plus, of course, it’s the month we celebrate Father’s Day! […]
Posted inNational
Deconstruction Zone: “Womanist” Writers Prompt Racial Healing
Rutgers University-Newark is embracing “womanist” literature, which centers the experiences and thoughts of women of color, to provide students with a more intersectional and inclusive perspective.
